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ETF options function similarly to ordinary stock options. Standard put and call options are traded in 100-share blocks of the underlying asset. ETF futures are similar to traditional futures contracts. Investors never own the asset; instead, they keep their money moving from one futures basket to the next. ETF futures and options, like regular futures […]

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is the source of all Dow-derived future contracts (CME). They are traded on the CME Globex market nearly 24 hours a day, from Sunday afternoon to Friday afternoon, and they expire quarterly (March, June, September, and December). The minimum tick in the E-mini Dow futures (ticker: YM) contract is 1 index

Stock index futures, such as the S&P 500 E-mini Futures (ES), reflect expectations for a stock index’s price at a later date, based on dividends and interest rates. Index futures are two-party agreements that are considered a zero-sum game because when one party wins, the other loses, and there is no net wealth transfer. While

Futures Trader salaries in the United States range from $32,680 to $1,119,284 per year, with a median compensation of $203,812 per year. Futures traders in the center earn between $203,812 and $507,784, while the top 86 percent earn $1,119,284. How do you get eligible to trade futures? Approval of margins (to apply, go to Client

Visit a financial website like Yahoo! Finance or CNBC for “streaming” quotes on significant indices including the Dow Jones Industrials, the Standard & Poor’s 500, and the NASDAQ 100. Do futures market open predictions work? Investors who want to sell that day should wait until after the market opens if S&P 500 Index futures move

Futures are a sort of derivative contract in which the buyer and seller agree to buy or sell a specified commodity asset or security at a predetermined price at a future date. Futures contracts, or simply “futures,” are traded on futures exchanges such as the CME Group and require a futures-approved brokerage account. A futures

Change: The difference between the current trading session’s closing price and the previous trading session’s closing price. This is frequently expressed as a monetary value (the price) as well as a percentage value. 52-Week High/Low: The contract’s highest and lowest prices in the last 52 weeks. Each futures contract has a unique name/code that describes

Futures on oil. Purchasers of options contracts have the choice to buy (call option) or sell (put option) the underlying asset at a predetermined strike price. A crude oil option holder’s maximum loss is equal to the cost of the option, not the cost of the underlying futures contract. How do futures contracts for oil

Futures trading in IRAs, 401ks, and other qualified retirement plans is not expressly prohibited by the IRS. The IRS, on the other hand, does not necessarily have the last say on what is and isn’t allowed in a retirement plan. Individual accounts in 401(k) and other plans can be restricted as much as the plan

Prior to his life-altering event, the main character, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, appears to have had a taste for the finest things in life, including an ill-fated Lamborghini and a larger dresser crammed with exquisite timepieces. On that fateful occasion, he chooses a Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual watch. This watch has great value for